Consolidated income statement

	Notes	Pre- exceptional 2008 €'000	Exceptional 2008 €'000	Total 2008 €'000	Pre- exceptional 2007 €'000	Exceptional 2007 €'000	Total 2007 €'000
Revenue	5	2,232,161	-	2,232,161	2,206,567	-	2,206,567
Cost of sales		(1,890,549)	(10,113)	(1,900,662)	(1,882,648)	(27,168)	(1,909,816)

Gross profit		341,612	(10,113)	331,499	323,919	(27,168)	296,751

Distribution expenses		(121,373)	(3,251)	(124,624)	(114,180)	(165)	(114,345)
Administration expenses		(86,185)	(5,939)	(92,124)	(93,905)	3,870	(90,035)

Operating profit	6	134,054	(19,303)	114,751	115,834	(23,463)	92,371

Finance income	10	5,590	-	5,590	4,813	-	4,813
Finance costs	10	(26,695)	-	(26,695)	(22,095)	-	(22,095)
Share of results of Joint
Ventures and Associates		7,306	(947)	6,359	992	-	992

Profit before taxation		120,255	(20,250)	100,005	99,544	(23,463)	76,081
Income taxes	11	(21,528)	892	(20,636)	(16,458)	617	(15,841)

Profit for the year		98,727	(19,358)	79,369	83,086	(22,846)	60,240

Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Parent				78,399			59,833
Minority interests				970			407
				79,369			60,240

Basic earnings per share (cent)	12			26.76			20.42
Diluted earnings per share (cent)	12			26.63			20.34